Rare Footage: Two Megamouth Sharks Captured on Video for the First Time

Fishermen captured rare footage of two megamouth sharks swimming together off the coast of San Diego, providing insight into the social behavior of the elusive deep-sea creatures. The video shows the sharks engaging in courtship or mating behaviors, with visible male sex organs suggesting one was male and the other likely female. Megamouth sharks are filter feeders that can grow up to 18 feet in length and weigh over 2,600 pounds. The species was only discovered in 1976 and has been rarely seen in the wild, with just five sightings of freely swimming sharks.